Which to use
“aimais” and “aimons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,100
- “aimais” frequency rank
- #11,164
- “aimons” frequency rank
- 16264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aimais | aimons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait du verbe aimer. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe aimer. |
Where the eye mixes aimais and aimons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aimais with aimons
A purely visual mix-up. aimais (\ɛ.mɛ\) and aimons (\ɛ.mɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aimais is recorded at frequency rank #5,100, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ.mɛ\. aimons is at rank #11,164, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɛ.mɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16264, this pair ranks #388,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aimais vs aimons
Shared letters: aims. Private to "aimais": -. Private to "aimons": no.
"aimais" · 6 letters · shape VVCVVC · "aimons" · 6 letters · shape VVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aimais" for "aimons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "aimais" or "aimons"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "aimais" and "aimons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aimais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aimons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,634 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aimais" and "aimons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aimons vs ains". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #388,634 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.